Take the work out of planning any trip with DK’s Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides. I decided to check out the Top 10 guide for Barcelona given the excellent experience I had in London with a similar guide on a past trip to the UK.

I noticed the same compelling points with this guide as I’d noticed with the London guide — a concise list of things to do in city, a list of various neighborhoods, list of best cafes/bars and sample itineraries for spending an entire day in each neighborhood, the top 10 things to look for at each attraction, and the best feature: the compact size of the guide. (Answer: touristy scams at La Rambla). It was the perfect guide for my independent trip to Barcelona.

It is the most user friendly city guide I used (I’ve also used Rick Steves and Rough Guide). The guide first identifies the top 10 sites and then what I loved is that it marks them on a map with numbers making it really easy to spot. The map in the guide was great and in color.
I loved this guide and wished they had one for more cities! It is listed in the top ten for parks but just be aware that that park is a must see.
I’ve traveled pretty extensively and used a lot of different travel guides, others of which I can also recommend.